Cutter-bar



(No Model.)

P. A. ERICKSON.

CUTTER BAR.

No. 463,227. Patented Nov. 17, 1891.

1' E News Punks cc., 4010 urn UNITED STATES PETER A. ERICKSON, OF

PATENTA OFFICE.

NORTH MOGREGOR, IOIVA.

CUTTER-BAR.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 463,227', vdated November" 17, 1891i.

Application filed May 22, 1891.

T0 @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER A. ERICKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at North MeGregor,in the county ot Clayton and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvemeutsin Harvester Cutter-Bars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same.

The invention relates to the sickles or eutter-bars of reapers, mowers, and harvesters.

The invention specially refers to the joint which connects the cutter-bar with the driving-pitman, the same being subject to great wear. Then worn at this joint, the critter'- bar works loosely and pounds, requiring` to be replaced or have the wear taken up in some other way.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of a harvester cutter-bar containing my improvement; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section thereof, and Fig. 3 a detail perspective view of the eye-piece.

In the drawings, A represents the upper and B the lower portion of the cutter-bar, and C the eye-piece.

D are the cutter or knife sections, which are riveted to and between the parts A B, through both of the latter, so that the knives Serial No. 393,736. (No model.)

may be rigidly held and not be liable to worl loose or play in their seats.

The parts A B of my cutterbar are not welded together or jointed in any way, but are held by the strong rivets E, of which two pass through each knife-section.

At the head or heel E ofthe cutter-bar and between the 'portions A B, I arrange the separate and independent eye-piece C, which consists of the bearing e, heel e,and wedge-shaped toe e2. The heel e extends out to the end of the lower bar B, which is somewhat longer than the upper one A, while the barA extends over the toe e2 up to the eye or bearing e.

By this construction ot' cutter-bar the sickle` eye can be readily replaced when worn and at little cost, while the cutter-bar or either of its parts will ontlast many eye-pieces.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the upper and lower parts of a cutter-bar for harvest-ers, of a wedgeshaped eye-bar arranged between said parts and riveted thereto, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof: I have alxed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER A. ERICKSON.

Vitnesses:

REUBEN NOBLE, EVAN ERICKSON. 

